Cherry Creek and Rock Canyon are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Cherry Creek Bruins will square off against the Rock Canyon Jaguars at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday. Cherry Creek will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Cherry Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Regis Jesuit as Cherry Creek made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Cherry Creek won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-20.
Aubrey Blake was nothing short of spectacular: she had 18 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last five games she's played.
Cherry Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Rock Canyon narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Chatfield 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Rock Canyon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-12, 15-12.
Rock Canyon's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Rachel Christensen, who had 11 digs and 34 assists, and Elena Paz, who had 18 digs.
Cherry Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Rock Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 16-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Cherry Creek has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Rock Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cherry Creek skirted past Rock Canyon 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Cherry Creek repeat their success, or does Rock Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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